The featured artist on this show is Sun Ra with a selection of music from his massive discography focusing on the 70s and 80s plus more recent cuts from the Arkestra, the band that continues to honour his legacy.
Sun Ra – Astro Nation (Of The United World In Outer Space) – United World In Outer Space
Cleveland 30th January, 1975
Recorded live in 1975 at Cleveland’s legendary Smiling Dog Saloon when Ra and his Arkestra descended on the club for a week-long residency.
- Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Danny Davis, Marshall Allen
- Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Danny Thompson
- Bass Clarinet, Flute, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Eloe Omoe
- Bassoon, Flute, Drum [Infinity Drum], Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – James Jacson
- Congas, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Atakatune, Odun
- Electric Bass, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Dale Williams
- Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog], Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Sun Ra
- Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – John Gilmore
- Trumpet, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Akh Tal Ebah, Kwame Hadi
- Vibraphone, Vocals, Handclaps, Percussion – Damon Choice
- Vocals, Other [Dance], Handclaps, Percussion – Eddie Thomas , June Tyson
Sun Ra Arkestra – Disco 3000 – Disco 3000 Complete Milan Concert 1978
Recorded at The Teatro Ciak. 23/01/1978. Milan
- Sun Ra – Piano, Organ, Moog Synth, rhythm machine
- John Gilmore – Tenor Sax, Drums, Vocals
- Michael Ray – Trumpet, Vocals
- Luqman Ali – Drums, Vocals
Sun Ra Arkestra – Island In The Sun – Of Abstract Dreams
radio session most likely recorded at the WXPN FM radio studios in Philadelphia, 1974-5.
- SUN RA: Piano
- JOHN GILMORE: Tenor Saxophone
- MARSHALL ALLEN: Flute, Alto Saxophone
- DANNY RAY THOMPSON: Baritone Saxophone, Percussion
- ATAKATUNE: Oboe, Congas
- EDDIE THOMAS: Drums
- ELO OMOE: Bass Clarinet, Hand Claps
- AKH TAL EBAH: Trumpet, Vocal
- JAMES JACSON: Congas, Vocal
Sun Ra Arkestra – Seductive Fantasy – Swirling
released October 30, 2020
The first Sun Ra Arkestra studio album in over 20 years
- Marshall Allen: Alto Saxophone, EVI
- Knoel Scott: Alto Saxophone
- James Stewart: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
- Danny Ray Thompson: Baritone Saxophone, Flute
- Michael Ray: Trumpet
- Cecil Brooks: Trumpet
- Vincent Chancey: French Horn
- Dave Davis: Trombone, Vocals
- Farid Barron: Piano
- Dave Hotep: Guitar
- Tyler Mitchell: Bass
- Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr.: Drums
- Elson Nascimento: Surdo Drums, Percussion
- Stanley “Atakatune” Morgan: Congas
- Tara Middleton: Vocals, Violin
Sun Ra Arkestra & Salah Ragab – Dawn – Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab In Egypt
originally released on Greek label Praxis in 1983.
Recorded at El Nahar Studio, Cairo/Heliopolis, 1983.
- Alto Saxophone – Danny Thompson, Marshall Allen
- Bass Clarinet – Lee Roy Taylor
- Bassoon – James Jackson
- Congas – Salah Ragab
- Drums – Chris Henderson, Claude Broche , Eric Walker
- Keyboards – Sun Ra
- Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
- Trombone – Tyrone Hill
Sun Ra Arkestra – Media Dreams – Media Dreams Complete Concert Milan 1978
Live in Italy, January 9th 1978.
- Sun Ra – Piano, Organ, Moog Synth, rhythm machine
- John Gilmore – Tenor Sax, Drums, Vocals
- Michael Ray – Trumpet, Vocals
- Luqman Ali – Drums, Vocals
Sun Ra Arkestra – Night of the Living Sky – Living Sky
Recorded on June 15, 2021 at Rittenhouse SoundWorks in Philadelphia
- Marshall Allen – Alto Saxophone, Kora, EVI
- Knoel Scott – Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
- Nasir P. Dickerson – Tenor Saxophone
- Chris Hemingway – Tenor Saxophone
- Michael Ray – Trumpet
- Cecil Brooks – Trumpet
- Vincent Chancey – French Horn
- Dave Davis – Trombone
- Robert Stringer – Trombone
- Farid Barron – Piano
- Dave Hotep – Guitar
- Tyler Mitchell – Bass
- Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr – Drums
- Ron McBee – Percussion
- Jorge Silva – Percussion
- Elson Nascimento – Percussion
- Tara Middleton – Violin, Flute
- Gwen Laster – Violin
- Melanie Dyer – Viola
- Kash Killion – Cello, Sarangi
Sun Ra And His Mythic Science Arkestra – Watusi – The Paris Tapes – Live At Le Théâtre Du Châtelet 1971
Live recording
- Sun Ra – organ, synthesizer, piano, vocal
- Kwame Hadi – trumpet, percussion
- Ahk Tal Ebah – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal
- Marshall Allen – alto saxophone, flute, oboe, percussion
- Danny Davis – alto saxophone, flute, percussion
- Larry Northingtotn – alto saxophone, percussion
- Istar Sundance – alto saxophone
- John Gilmore – tenor saxophone, drums, percussion, vocal
- Danny Thompson – baritone saxophone, flute, percussion
- Pat Patrick – baritone saxophone, flute, electric bass, percussion
- Hakim Rahim – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone. flute
- AI Batin Nur [ Augustus Browning] – english horn
- Eloe Omoe – bass clarinet, percussion
- James Jacson – flute, oboe, infinity drum
- Clifford Jarvis – drum
- Lex Humphries – drum
- Tommy Hunter – drums, alto saxophone
- Nimrod Hunt – percussion
- Roger Aralamon Hazourne – balafon.
- June Tyson – vocal
- Malik Ramadan – vocal, tympani
- Art Jenkins – vocal, percussion
- Wisteria EI Moondew [Judith Holton] – dance
- Cheryl Banks – dance
- Kevin Massey – dance
- Kenneth Alexander – dance
- Richard Wilkinson – lightshow
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